The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1286 Seizure of the Lai Family Property!

"Boom!"

Amidst the deafening thunder, lightning twisted and contorted.
Emerging from the distant long street, Zhang Cheng rode out on horseback, his eyes filled with ruthless intent.

Looking at the mansion before him, which belonged to someone of at least a fourth-rank official, Zhang Cheng turned his head suspiciously and asked, "Is this the Lai family?"

"That's right, Uncle, this is the Lai family!"

When Zhang Cheng spoke, Jia Wei quickly replied.

"Drag that scoundrel Lai Er up here!"

Seeing the roar behind him, Zhang Cheng was truly furious.
In the capital, officials' residences followed certain standards, but who would have thought the Lai family was so incredibly clever?
The front of the house appears to be a detached dwelling, but it has been compromised on all sides, making it no less powerful than a typical fourth-rank official.
You have to understand, the Lai family are all servants, the lowest of the low! And now they're living in such a luxurious mansion—that just shows how arrogant they are.

Back when he was in Jinling, he was so poor that he had to work as a thief, but the Lai family, as a servant, actually had servants to wait on him. What kind of servants were they? He couldn't even tell who the master was!

"Sir, spare me! Sir, spare me!"

Dragged along the ground, Lai Er's face was now filled with despair.

"If I spare your life, then who will pay for the lives of those who have been murdered by your Lai family all these years?"

When Zhang Cheng addressed Lai Er, he had already decided to pin all the blame for the troubles that had befallen the Ningguo Mansion over the years on Lai Er's family.
Although Zhang Cheng didn't do these things, he inherited the Ningguo Mansion, and if he doesn't handle them well, it could very well leave behind hidden dangers!

Besides, Lai Er was stealing his silver.
With such a large mansion and so many servants, Zhang Cheng couldn't even imagine how much Lai Er had emptied out of the Ningguo Mansion over the years!

"Seize the property! Anyone who dares to obstruct it, beat them half to death and hand them over to the Five Cities Garrison for trial!"

His cold eyes flashed, and Zhang Cheng couldn't help but become ruthless.
As for why it was handed over to the Five Cities Garrison, it's because the current commander of the Five Cities Garrison is Qiu Liang, who is on good terms with the Jia family!

Zhang Cheng had met the other party a few times, and the two sides were in contact, since they were "one of their own"!
If they send the person to the Shuntian government office, they might find out something "strange," but if they go to the Wucheng Military Command, the Lai family member will fall ill in the middle of the night!

Zhang Cheng will absolutely not give them any chance to live, therefore, the Lai family must die!
"boom!"

The gate was smashed open by soldiers, and a light rain began to fall.

When cries and screams came from the Lai family's house, Zhang Cheng walked in with an icy expression.

Looking at the Lai family's magnificent decorations, Zhang Cheng grinned maliciously and said, "Well, well, you really are worthy of being called 'Grandpa' by your master. Your Lai family is really something!"

"Who are you? Who are you to dare trespass into my Lai family's residence? Don't you know I am the head steward of the Rongguo Mansion? Be careful, or I'll report you to the Shuntian Prefecture and have you all executed!"

Despite his desperate roar, Lai Da was dragged out by his soldiers and slammed heavily to the ground.
Just as Lai Da looked up, he saw the young man on horseback staring at him with a sinister grin.
Looking at Zhang Cheng in horror, Lai Da couldn't help but say, "Jue, Uncle Jue!"

"Oh, you still recognize me? Lai Da!"

Looking at Lai Da with a mocking expression, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but dismount.
Jia Wei stepped forward to shield Zhang Cheng from the rain with her umbrella, while looking at Lai Da with disdain.

"Uncle Jue, what are you doing? My Lai family has always been a loyal servant of the Jia family. Even if we haven't done anything meritorious, we have certainly worked hard. Why do you have to do this and even confiscate our property? If our matriarch finds out, aren't you afraid she will be angry?"

Lai Da spoke to Zhang Cheng with a sharp and stern expression, revealing that he was already suspecting that Jia Jue had discovered what his brother had done!

"You think you can fool me with the old lady from Rongxi Hall?!"

Squatting down, Zhang Cheng looked at Lai Dadu, who was unable to stand up on his own, and sneered, "Have you forgotten what I said back in Jinling? I'll skin you alive sooner or later?"

Looking at Lai Da, Zhang Cheng said coldly, "Search everything! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must dig out what these rats have hidden!"

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, the soldiers searched even more carefully.
Just then, amidst a series of angry roars, a young man dressed in fine clothes was brought out.

"Do you know who I am? I'm the soon-to-be magistrate! How dare you, you bunch of soldiers, treat me like this!" Lai Shangrong roared angrily, his words flowing freely.
But when Lai Shangrong saw his father and uncle being trampled on the ground, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Who do you think you are to dare do such a thing to the current county magistrate?"

Looking at Lai Shangrong, Zhang Cheng lowered his head and said, "Brother Lai, your son is even more arrogant than you! He actually dared to point at me and yell at me!"

As he spoke, Zhang Cheng turned his head and said, "Knock out his teeth, let this magistrate know who I, this soldier, am!"

"No, Uncle Jue, no!"

Seeing Zhang Cheng about to attack Lai Shangrong, Lai Da immediately struggled to his feet.

Before he could even stand up, the soldiers behind him stomped him to the ground and pressed his head down with their boots.

"what!"

Amidst a piercing scream, Lai Shangrong's teeth were shattered.

After finishing, the soldier held the man's head and examined it, saying, "My lord, there are still a few pieces that are half-broken!"

"Then smash them all! How did I teach you to do things?"

Upon hearing the soldiers' words, Zhang Cheng responded with an icy expression.
After relentlessly pounding his fist, Lai Shangrong finally knelt on the ground, his mouth full of blood, his face contorted in pain.

Walking up to Lai Shangrong, Zhang Cheng jokingly said, "Dressed in red and green, so extravagantly, anyone who didn't know better would think you were the young master of the Jia family."

As he spoke, Zhang Cheng grabbed Lai Shangrong's head and brought him in front of Lai Da and Lai Er, saying, "A lackey among lackeys is now living a more carefree life than his master! You guys really don't respect the Jia family at all!"

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, the wailing and screaming Granny Lai appeared, and immediately began to shout at Zhang Cheng.

Facing Granny Lai, Jia Wei drew his knife, stepped forward, and stabbed her in the body with a backhand motion.

Looking at Jia Wei in disbelief, Granny Lai's eyes widened in astonishment.
"Wow!"

Blood splattered all over the ground, and Granny Lai immediately collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Lai Da and Lai Er both cried out, and even Lai Shangrong couldn't help but struggle and shout.

Faced with all this, Zhang Cheng turned his head and said, "Why did you kill her? Don't you mind? You could have just given it to Qiu Liang!"

"Uncle, it's the middle of the night, and she's making a huge racket. The neighbors aren't sleeping!"

When asked by Zhang Cheng, Jia Wei replied,

"What you say makes sense. Let's kill them all! Leave a few for Qiu Liang to deal with!"

With a broad smile, Zhang Cheng's eyes revealed no emotional fluctuation, as if to him, there was no difference between a person and their birth!
"Crash!"

He drew his sword, and the soldiers immediately began to fight.

After the Lai family was killed, a group of servants kneeling in the heavy rain were filled with fear, because they simply could not believe that the once "powerful" Lai family would be wiped out overnight!
Approaching the group of servants, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "These dogs of the Lai family certainly know how to pick out good-looking maids!"

"Uncle, why don't we send them all back to the manor?"

Speaking to Zhang Cheng, Jia Wei then brought out the slave contract.

"Pick a few good-looking ones, and the rest you can divide up!"

As Zhang Cheng spoke to Jia Wei, he couldn't help but smile.
The young man in the Qilin robe walked by, his head bowed in fear, his whole body trembling, terrified that she would be the next to be killed!

(End of this chapter)